The 2019 Urbanworld Film Festival has released its lineup, including screenings of Harriet and Just Mercy, both of which will make their premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier that month.
Other films include All Rise (the adaptation of Walter Dean Myers’ Monster), Black and Blue starring Naomie Harris and Tyrese Gibson and The Apollo. Two series, BET+’s First Wives Club and ABC’s mixed-ish will also have spotlight presentations.
“Each year we strive to expand our programming slate to expose stories, themes and characters that have been under-represented in our world. This year is no exception,” said Gabrielle Glore, festival director and head of programming. “What is most exciting to see is the continued elevation of quality manifested across our content creators’ work, as we celebrate their creativity and craft.”
The festival will take place from September 18-22, 2019 at AMC Empire 25 on 234 West 42nd Street in New York City.
Check out the full list below:
SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATIONS
“All Rise” – Directed by Anthony Mandler (Presented by Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures)
“Black and Blue” – Directed by Deon Taylor (Presented by Screen Gems)
“First Wives Club” – Executive Produced by Tracy Oliver (Presented by BET+)
“Harriet” – Directed by Kasi Lemmons (Presented by Focus Features)
“Just Mercy” – Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (Presented by Warner Bros.)
“mixed-ish” – Created by Kenya Barris and Peter Saji (ABC Studios)
“The Apollo” – Directed by Roger Ross Williams (Presented by HBO)
U.S. NARRATIVE FEATURES
“#Truth – Directed by Charles Murray (New York Premiere)
“BOY GENIUS” – Directed by Bridget Stokes Vandal – Directed by Jose Daniel Freixas (New York Premiere)
“DC Noir” – Directed by George Pelecanos, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Nick Pelecanos, and Stephen Kinigopoulos
“If Not Now, When?” – Directed by Meagan Good and Tamara Bass
“Release” – Directed by Adel L. Morales (World Premiere)
“Same Difference” – Directed by Derege Harding (East Coast Premiere)
“Vandal” – Directed by Jose Daniel Freixas (New York Premiere)
“Yellow Rose” – Directed by Diane Paragas
WORLD CINEMA NARRATIVE FEATURES
“By The Name of Tania” (Peru) – Directed by Bénédicte Liénard and Mary Jiménez (East Coast Premiere)
“Desrances” (Burkina Faso) – Directed by Apolline Traoré (U.S. Premiere)
“The Ghost And The House of Truth” (Nigeria) – Directed by Akin Omotoso (World Premiere)
“Honey Bee” (Canada) – Directed by Rama Rau (U.S. Premiere)
DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
“Bakosó: AfroBeats of Cuba” (Cuba) – Directed by Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi (New York Premiere)
“Skin” (Nigeria) – Directed by Daniel Etim Effiong (New York Premiere)
“The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion” (U.S.) – Directed by Lisa Cortés and Farah X
LATE NIGHT SHOWCASE
“The Birth of Deceit” – Directed by Yaw Agyapong (New York Premiere)
YOUNG CREATORS SHOWCASE
“Ladies Day” – Directed by Abena Taylor-Smith (New York Premiere)
“My Daughter Yoshiko” – Directed by Brian Blum (New York Premiere)
“Street Flame” – Directed by Katherine
“Propper The Truck” – Directed by India McKinney (World Premiere)
“Tree #3” – Directed by Omer Ben-Shachar (New York Premiere)
NARRATIVE SHORTS
“{Black title here}” – Directed by Sev DeMy (East Coast Premiere)
“An Anomalous Love” – Directed by Reggie Williams (New York Premiere)
“Angel’s Mirror” – Directed by Cheng Chao (New York Premiere)
“ANNA” – Directed by Dekel Berenson (New York Premiere)
“A Rodeo Film” – Directed by Darius Dawson (New York Premiere)
“Be A Fish” – Directed by Aisha Ford (New York Premiere)
“Brooklyn Park” – Directed by Nikola Duravcevic (East Coast/New York Premiere)
“Cap” – Directed by Marshall Tyler (New York Premiere)
“Dunya’s Day” – Directed by Raed Alsemari
“Empty” – Directed by Cameron Morton Feathers – Directed by A.V. Rockwell
“Final Gift” – Directed by T. J. Kalunga Jones (World Premiere)
“Finding Phoebe” – Directed by Sadé Clacken Joseph (New York Premiere)
“Illegal Rose” – Directed by Deborah Riley Draper (East Coast Premiere)
“Jazz in Wakanda” – Directed by Djaka Souare
“Kapara” – Directed by Steve Hudson (U.S. Premiere)
“MARÍA” – Directed by Zoé Salicrup Junco (U.S. Premiere)
“Message Erased” – Directed by Alain Alfaro (New York Premiere)
“Moving On – A Short Film About Grief” – Directed by Nyasha Hatendi (New York Premiere)
“Mr. Parker” – Directed by Alex Ashe Our Home Here – Directed by Angela Chen
“PICK” – Directed by Alicia K. Harris (World Premiere)
“Retreat” – Directed by Audrey Ellis Fox (East Coast Premiere)
“Ruda” – Directed by Maria Victoria Ponce (East Coast/New York Premiere)
“Seven Mothers” – Directed by Director X Skin – Directed by Guy Nattiv (New York Premiere)
“Something to Live For” – Directed by Adva Reichman (New York Premiere)
“‘Til Death” – Directed by Asha Flowers The Night, Unsheltered – Directed by Iñaki Velásquez (U.S. Premiere)
“Wednesday” – Directed by Daniel Willis (New York Premiere)
“What Bitch?” – Directed by Julian Acosta (East Coast Premiere)
“Wonder” – Directed by Javier Molina (New York Premiere)
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
“A Great Day In Hip Hop Revisited” – Directed by Nelson George (World Premiere)
“Black Girl Church” – Directed by Marissa Pina, Audrey Williams, Joe Schaefer (New York Premiere)
“Bradford Young: Cinema Is The Weapon” – Directed by Corine Dhondee (New York Premiere)
“WERK! Behind the Ball” – Directed by Fred Brown, Jr. (U.S. Premiere)
ANIMATION SHORTS
“Mice, A Small Story” – Directed by Jade Baillargeault, Nazli Doale, Dimitri James, Quang Daniel La, Morgane Lau, Mélanie Pango, and Manon Pringault (New York Premiere)
“Prizefighter” – Directed by Lyndon J Barrois
“Substance” – Directed by Jamaal Bradley The 49th Day – Directed by Nathan Hong Fisher (World Premiere)
“Unalienable Rights” – Directed by Froi Cuesta
WEB ORIGINALS
“Brothers from the Suburbs” – Directed by Patrick Wimp (East Coast Premiere)
“Cheer Up, Charlie” – Directed by Carmen LoBue
“Frederick Douglass Boulevard aka Food & Drink Boulevard aka F.D.B.” – Directed by Washington Kirk (World Premiere)
“KING ESTER” – Directed by Dui Jarrod (New York Premiere)
“Sauce” – Directed by Dui Jarrod and Caralene Robinson (New York Premiere)
“Soul City: Grace” – Directed by Chike and Coodie (World Premiere)
“Surina & Mel.” – Directed by Abi Vargese (World Premiere)
“The Right Swipe” – Directed by Justin Casselle (East Coast/New York Premiere)
MUSIC VIDEOS
“BGM” (Featuring Temi Oni) – Directed by Sontenish Myers and Temi Oni
“Convencete” (Featuring Princesa Alba) – Directed by Marialy Rivas (World Premiere)
“Outside” (Featuring Daniel Laurent) – Directed by Jeff Palmer (New York Premiere)
“Soif (Thirst)” (Featuring Ibeyi) – Directed by Mimi Lee (World Premiere)
“Who Are We Now” (Featuring Synacure with Abiodun Oyewole and Baba Donn Babatunde Of The Last Poets.) – Directed by vagabond (World Premiere)
SCREENPLAYS
“I’m Not That Girl” – Written By Sundi Lofty
“Midnight In Kansas” – Written By Malik Aziz
“Secret Santa” – Written By Pauline Gray
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